Travel Blog

Small victories in El Chalten

I already mentioned that we had absolutely terrible weather during our Glacier Hike in El Chalten. What I didn't mention is that this weather continued for most of our 4 nights in El Chalten. 20-24 hour constant wind, 30-35 mph gusts of wind, on-and-off rain, and 90% cloud cover. Great weather for looking at snowy mountains.

We didn't get to see Cerro Torre, Mount Fitz Roy, or any of the other majestic scenery we had been hoping for. Our big hike we attempted yielded less than exciting results. 

There's what we're supposed to see, and then what we actually saw.

There's what we're supposed to see, and then what we actually saw.

And in case you didn't believe me that it was awesome, here's some stock photography.

It was really hard knowing this was there, and simultaneously knowing we would not be seeing it in real life. 

It was really hard knowing this was there, and simultaneously knowing we would not be seeing it in real life. 

While we missed out on the real winners (even though we stayed 2 extra nights to try and beat the rain) at least we took a couple of pretty hikes.